ST. LOUIS – The Optimism Walk to support Parkinson’s patients will take place on Oct. 4, at Logan University in Chesterfield, Missouri. The Optimism Walk is organized by the American Parkinson Disease ...

(CNN) — Marc Gauthier can now step into an elevator without his body stiffening and freezing in place. He can take a 3-mile lakeside stroll without stopping. He can stand up out of a chair with ease.

Ahead of International Parkinson’s Day on April 11, several patient associations, including the Belgian nonprofit organizations Parkili and Action Parkinson, launched the “Dogs for Parkinson” campaign ...

With four tornadoes confirmed from Wednesday morning's storms, families in southern Illinois and eastern Missouri are cleaning up damage from the dangerous weather. In southern Illinois, people woke ...

Parkinson’s disease, a degenerative brain disorder, causes parts of the brain to deteriorate. Symptoms related to walking occur when the nerve cells in the brain’s basal ganglia area, which controls ...